The embarkation and disembarkation was very quick maybe 15 minutes tops. The entertainment was awesome. Suzanny had one heck of a voice, beautiful. I enjoyed all the shows but I think my favorite was the comedian. Food in the Mdr was really good but wish you didn't have to pay extra for lobster,and surf and turf. The windjammer had good food also but it was so busy and crowded. The made to order omelets were delicious. My only complaint was the 300 girls celebrating their quinceanera that blocked the stairways. I enjoyed the solarium pool for adults only. We went to the park cafe nightly for the pizza and fruit cups. The ship was definitely showing her age. There was rust on the floor of our balcony and the cover around the flush button on our toilet kept falling off but it was clean and they were painting and doing alot of maintenance on the ship. I would definitely sail on the Emerald again